,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,ellison introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to provide grants and loans to owners of dated manufactured homes for the replacement of such dated manufactured homes with ,energy ,star-qualified manufactured or modular homes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,efficient ,manufactured ,home ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,assistance for replacement of dated manufactured homes with energy-efficient manufactured and modular homes 7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development may carry out a program under this section to provide grants to assist low-income1 very low-income1 and extremely low-income owners of dated manufactured homes for the replacement of such dated manufactured homes with ,energy ,star-qualified manufactured or modular homes4 7b7 ,grants 7#a7 ,eligible entities ,the ,secretary may provide grants under this section only to-- 7,a7 ,state housing finance agencies2 7,b7 units of general local government2 and 7,c7 qualified nonprofit organizations4 7#b7 ,competition2 priority ,the ,secretary shall provide grants under this section through competition that provides priority to applicants for such grants that1 in accordance with criteria established by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 demonstrate that providing a grant to the applicant would result in substantial energy gains and returns on investment on replacement of dated manufactured homes2 7,b7 will use grants in areas having the infrastructure or planned infrastructure necessary to replace dated manufactured homes2 7,c7 will act in partnership with providers of high quality affordable lending products that enable sustainable homeownership2 or 7,d7 will supplement assistance provided to eligible owners of dated manufactured homes pursuant to a grant under this section with funds from other sources1 and provide such assurances as the ,secretary considers necessary to ensure that such supplemental amounts are available for such purpose4 7#c7 ,use of funds ,a grantee shall use amounts from a grant provided under this section only to provide assistance to owners of dated manufactured homes in accordance with subsection 7c74 7#d7 ,failure by grantees to act ,if a grantee fails to use any portion of grant provided under this section during the #cf-month period beginning on the date of receipt of the grant amounts-- 7,a7 the unused amount of the grant shall revert to the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary shall make such amounts available under the competition required under paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,assistance ,assistance under this subsection shall be assistance designed to enable the owner of a dated manufactured home to afford to replace or decommission such manufactured home1 subject to the following conditions3 7#a7 ,form of assistance ,a grantee may provide assistance under this subsection to the owner of a dated manufactured home only in the following forms3 7,a7 ,a grant or loan for use toward the purchase of a new ,energy ,star-qualified manufactured or modular home4 ,the ,secretary shall establish such requirements for loans made with assistance provided under this subsection1 and servicers of such loans1 as necessary to ensure that such loans are high quality affordable lending products that enable sustainable homeownership4 7,b7 ,a grant for the decommissioning1 and any related costs1 of a dated manufactured home4 7#b7 ,income and primary residence requirements ,a grant or loan under this subsection may be made only to the owner of a dated manufactured home who-- 7,a7 is a low-1 very low-1 or extremely low-income family2 and 7,b7 has used such manufactured home as a primary residence on a year-round basis for at least the preceding #bd months4 7#c7 ,destruction and replacement of dated manufactured home 7,a7 ,in general ,a grant or loan under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 may be made only if the applicable dated manufactured home will be-- 7i7 destroyed 7including appropriate recycling72 and 7ii7 if replaced with a manufactured or modular home1 is replaced in an appropriate area 7as determined by the applicable ,state agency7 with an ,energy ,star-qualified manufactured or modular home4 7,b7 ,third-party verification requirements ,the ,secretary shall establish such third-party verification requirements as are necessary to ensure that the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 are met4 ,such requirements shall provide that compliance with the requirement under subparagraph 7,a77i7 to destroy a dated manufactured home may be evidenced by means of a photograph of the destroyed manufactured home or of the lot where the manufactured home was located showing that the lot is vacant or the replacement home4 7#d7 ,prohibition on previous assistance ,a grant or loan under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 may not be provided to any owner of a dated manufactured home that was or is a member of a household for which any member of the household has previously been provided a grant or loan pursuant to this subsection4 7#e7 ,control of home site ,as a condition of receipt of a grant or loan under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 for the purchase of a new manufactured or modular home1 the land on which new manufactured or modular home is to be sited shall be-- 7,a7 owned by-- 7i7 the owner of the dated manufactured home to whom the grant or loan is provided2 or 7ii7 a limited equity cooperative1 a nonprofit organization1 a unit of local government or agency thereof1 or a public housing agency2 or 7,b7 leased by the owner of the dated manufactured home to whom the grant or loan is provided under a land-lease agreement having a duration not shorter than #aj years1 which may include a lease from a community land trust or nonprofit housing corporation or a proprietary lease 7perpetual or renewable as a matter of right7 by a cooperative or homeowner association that is owned or controlled by the homeowners4 7#f7 ,requirements for decommissioning grants ,a grant under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 for the decommissioning of a dated manufactured home may be made only if-- 7,a7 the dated manufactured home for which the grant is made will be destroyed 7including appropriate recycling72 7,b7 proof of1 or adequate assurances for1 decommissioning of the dated manufactured home is provided before the grant funds are paid1 and the ,secretary shall provide that such proof may include a photograph of the destroyed decommissioned home or of the lot where the decommissioned home was located showing that the lot is vacant or the replacement home2 7,c7 the owner agrees to repay the full amount of the grant if the home is not decommissioned within #ij days of receipt of the grant funds2 and 7,d7 no member of the household of the owner of the dated manufactured home for which the grant is provided has previously been provided a grant or loan pursuant to this section4 7d7 ,administration 7#a7 ,controls and procedures ,each grantee that receives a grant under this section shall establish such fiscal controls and accounting procedures as are sufficient1 as determined by the ,secretary1 to ensure proper accounting for disbursements made from the funds and fund balances4 ,such controls and procedures shall conform to generally accepted ,federal accounting principles1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,coordination with ,state agencies ,a grantee of a grant under this section may coordinate efforts and share funds for administration with ,state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations involved in low-income housing programs4 7#c7 ,administrative expenses ,a grantee may use not more than #aj percent of the funds provided under a grant under this section for administrative expenses involved in the grantee's program for making grants and loans under subsection 7c74 7e7 ,reporting 7#a7 ,secretary ,upon the conclusion of the second fiscal year for which grants under the program under this section are made and the conclusion of each of the next successive four fiscal years1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to the ,congress describing the impact of the program1 which shall include information regarding-- 7,a7 the number of dated manufactured homes decommissioned2 7,b7 the number of new manufactured and modular homes purchased2 7,c7 the incomes of families assisted2 7,d7 the number of assisted families1 disaggregated by ,state and ,,zip ,code2 and 7,e7 the number of new ,energy ,star-qualified manufactured and modular homes that were sited on land held under each type of tenure described in subsection 7c77#e74 7#b7 ,grantees ,the ,secretary shall require grantees receiving grants under this section to submit such reports as may be necessary for the ,secretary to ensure compliance with this ,act and enable the ,secretary to comply with the requirement under paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section1 the following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 ,dated manufactured home ,the term dated manufactured home means a manufactured home constructed before ,december #ca1 #aiid4 ,in establishing requirements regarding demonstrating the date of construction of homes1 the ,secretary shall take into consideration the difficulty of producing evidence of the date of construction of homes manufactured before #aigf4 7#b7 ,energy ,star-qualified ,the term ,energy ,star-qualified means1 with respect to a manufactured or modular home1 that the home has been designed1 produced1 and installed by an ,energy ,star-certified entity in accordance with ,energy ,star guidelines issued by the ,secretary of ,energy for manufactured or modular homes1 as applicable4 7#c7 ,low-income family2 very low-income family2 extremely low-income family 7,a7 ,low-income family ,the term low-income family means a family having an income that is not greater than #hj percent of area median income1 with adjustments for smaller and larger families1 as determined by the ,secretary1 except that such term includes any family that resides in a rural area that has an income that does not exceed the poverty line 7as such term is defined in section #fgc7b7 of the ,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b771 including any revision required by such section7 applicable to a family of the size involved4 7,b7 ,very low-income family ,the term very low-income family means a family having an income that is not greater than #ej percent of area median income1 with adjustments for smaller and larger families1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,c7 ,extremely low-income family ,the term extremely low-income family means a family having an income that is not greater than #cj percent of area median income1 with adjustments for smaller and larger families1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,manufactured home ,the term manufactured home' has the meaning given such term in section #fjc of the ,national ,manufactured ,housing ,construction and ,safety ,standards ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #edjb7 and such term includes any structure that meets such definition without regard to when it was constructed or manufactured4 ,such term includes single- and multi-section manufactured homes4 7#e7 ,modular home ,the term modular home means a home that is constructed in a factory in one or more modules-- 7,a7 each of which meet applicable ,state and local building codes of the area in which the home will be located2 and 7,b7 that are transported to the home building site1 installed on foundations1 and completed4 7#f7 ,qualified nonprofit organization ,the term qualified nonprofit organization means any private1 nonprofit organization 7including a ,state or locally chartered nonprofit organization7 that-- 7,a7 is organized under ,state or local laws2 7,b7 has no part of its net earning inuring to the benefit of any member1 founder1 contributor or individual2 7,c7 complies with standards of financial accountability acceptable to the ,secretary2 and 7,d7 has among its purposes significant activities related to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to low-income families4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#h7 ,state ,the term ,state means the ,states of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,trust ,territory of the ,pacific ,islands1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#i7 ,unit of general local government ,the term unit of general local government means a city1 county1 town1 township1 parish1 village1 or other general purpose subdivision of a ,state1 or a consortium of such political subdivisions4 7g7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary may issue any regulations necessary to carry out the program under this section4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,for grants under this section1 there is authorized to be appropriated #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbg4